| 词条 | Pidurutalagala |
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| name = Pidurutalagala | other_name = Mount Pedro | photo = MountPedro-SriLanka02.jpg | photo_size = 250 | photo_alt = Radio equipment seen at the summit of the mountain from Nuwara Eliya. | photo_caption = Radio equipment at the summit of the mountain | elevation_m = 2524 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 2524 | prominence_ref = | listing = Country high point Ultra | range = Pidurutalagala | parent_peak = | location = Sri Lanka | map = Sri Lanka | map_alt = | map_caption = | map_size = 180 | label = Pidurutalagala | label_position = Bottom | coordinates = {{coord|07|00|03|N|80|46|26|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | grid_ref_UK = | grid_ref_Ireland = | topo = | type = | volcanic_arc/belt = | age = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }} Pidurutalagala ({{lang-si|පිදුරුතලාගල}}, pronounced {{IPA-si|ˌpidurutaˈlaːɡələ|}}, Straw Plateau Rock), or Mount Pedro in English, is an ultra prominent peak, and the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka, at {{convert|2524|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.[1] It is situated North-North-East from the town of Nuwara Eliya, and is easily visible from most areas of the Central Province. Its summit is home to the central communications array of the Government of Sri Lanka and armed forces, and serves as an important point in the country's radar system. The peak is currently designated as an "Ultra-high security zone", and is protected by a large military base; being strictly off limits to the general public. On 1 March 2010, a small wildfire broke out over the mountain's forest cover. The fire destroyed {{Convert|3|acres|km2|3|abbr=on}} of forest, before being doused by the Sri Lanka Air Force and nearly 300 local residents.[2][3] {{Wide image|MountPedro-SriLanka03.jpg|1300px|The Pidurutalagala mountain range, with radio equipment visible at the summit of Mount Pedro, on the far left.|45%|left|}}{{Clear}}See also{{Commons category|Pidurutalagala}}
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Mount Pidurutalagala|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/459678/Mount-Pidurutalagala|accessdate=21 April 2011|author=Encyclopædia Britannica}} {{Geography of Sri Lanka}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2011}}{{Highest points of Asia}}{{SriLanka-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite news|title=Fire erupts at Mount Pedro|url=http://www.newsfirst.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8625|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=Newsfirst.lk|date=1 March 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007211400/http://www.newsfirst.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8625|archivedate=7 October 2011|df=dmy-all}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Residents help army and forest officers to douse pidurutalagala fire|url=http://www.newsfirst.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8650|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=Newsfirst.lk|date=2 March 2010}} 5 : Mountains of Sri Lanka|Landforms of Central Province, Sri Lanka|Nuwara Eliya|Two-thousanders of Asia|Highest points of countries |
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